Vehicle-body.



M. D. MONGOMERY.

VEHICLE BODY.

APPLlcAlon man ocr. 2H. lens 1 ,272,076. Patented July 9, 1918.

2 SHEETS-*SHEET l.

ATTORNEY M. D. MONTGOMERY.

VEHICLE BUOY.

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Patented July 9, 1918. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 o zy M WITNESSES ATTORNEY MABLIND. MONTGOMERY, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

"VEHICLE-BODY.

Sp ecilcation of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9, 1918.

Application tiled October 28, 1916. Serial No. 128,309.

To all whom 'it may concern.-

le it known that I, MARIAN D. Monroomnm', a citi'llen of the UnitedStates, rcsiding at Chicago, in the county of Cool( and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVehicle-Bodies, of which the followingT is n specification.

This invention has relation to motor vehicles, and has for its object toprovide a. car body of a construction to permit the use thereof acommercial body, or at other times as a passenger car body.

Another object of theV invention is to provide a car body having theabove nained characteristics and means whereby when the car body isemployed in a commercial ein pacity, suitable advertising placards maybe displayed.

A still further object oic the invention is to provide a car body havingremovable seats and means Jfor supporting the same when the car body isused tor carrying passengers, and means whereby the seats may besnpporied ont of the Way when the car body is used in a commercialcapacity, to provide as much space within the body for the reception otmerchandise as possible.

In addition to the foregoing! my invention I comprehends improvements inthe details of construction and arrangement of the parts, to behereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed ont in theappended claims.

In the accompanyingr drawings in which similar and corresponding partsare designated by the same characters of reference throughout theseveral views in which they appear:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a motor vehicle embodying a carbody constructed in the manner of my invention.

Fig. 2, is a vertical sectional view taken in a longitudinal planethrough the car body illustrating its use in a passenger earryingcapacity.

Fig. 3, is a. horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3--3 of thepreceding iignre.

Fig. 4, is a detail view on an enlarged scale illustrating the supportsfor support4 ing the detachable seats` and Fig. 5, is a det-ail verticalsection taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4.

With reference to the dra-wings. l indicates generally the car body ofmy invention, presenting the. outward appearance of a limousine, havingside doors 2 hingedly supported at A set ot doors are provided atopposite sides of the car adjacent the forward portion thereof to permitaccess to the forward compartment; a second set of doors is providedadjacent the rear ot the car to provide access to the rear seat. Theforward doors are provided with window openings 4, and the ncXt adjacentrear panel is provided with a window opening indi cated at 5. In cachinstance, the doors and panels are formed with recesses (i designed toreceive the vertical sliding windows, which when lowered are hiddenwithin theA Walls of the car body.

The rear doors and adjacent panels are also formed with window openingsindicated at 7 and 8 respectively, and also recesses 9 and l0respectively Ylor the rmifeption of windows indicated at ll. The windowsare thus permitted to he lowered into the recess l0 within the walls ofthe car bodv when the window openings are to be eX- posed, or saidwindows may be raised as indicated in Vig. 5. The rear doors, andfollowing panel sections are exact duplicates in this respect. Adjacentthe recesses J and l0, similar recesses l2 and 12:3 are provided for thereception of vertically sliding placards 14, which when the ear body isused in the commercial capacity, may be moved up and exposed behind thewindows to give, the car body the resemblance of a delivery car. I'Vhenthe car bodyr is used i'or carry@ ing passengers however` these placardsare designed to be lowered and retained out oF view in the recesses 1Qand i3 provided therefor.

To gain access to the interior of the car when it is used as acommercial vehicle. the rear of the car body is formed into a lowersection 15. hingedlv connected to the tloor oi the car at I6. and anupper section 17 hingedly supported from the root ot the car as at 1S.The meeting' edges oil the sections are secured together through themedinni of a suitable lock 19. and when said lock is released, the lowersection l5 may be lowered to expose the interior ot the car body` thenpper section 18 also may be swung bark to provide an even largerentrance. It desired, the section i7 may be formed with an opening toreceive a transparent pane Q0.

To convert the commerci al car body into a passenger carrying body, arear seat is provided which is formed into a seal exertion properindieated at 2l, end members 22, and a liaeli rest The seat sections maybe suitably upholstered.

The seat-portion 2l is supported upon spaced standards1 2l secured tothe inner side walls ot' the ear body, said standarde` hein;r providedat their upper endsv with enlargeinenta having /iiornled thereinsubstantially L-shaped reeesses 26. These standards are designed to forma permanent parl of the ear body, and while they are useful onl \v whenSupporting the seat, nevertheless may be permitted to be retained Withinthe body when the saine is used as a eoinnieneial Vehicle withoutinterfering with the storage of inerrhandise within the ar. The seatsection 21. is provided at opposite ende with lugs 2i' which may beHeated Within the L- yshaped notches 26 oi the standard therebyreinovabhv :supporting the seat. For sup porting the back rest,vertically apaeed pockets 2H are seeured to the interior eide walls ofthe ear body in a proper location.y and are also `formed withsubstantially l.- shaped reresee *.29 to receive therein lugs 2li)provided at the opposite ende of the hack rest. ln a similar manner, theend seetione 2; oi' the seats may be supported through the inediunl otsockets 3l properly located upon the inner walls of the ear body, and ina position to receive luge provided upon tlie upper horizontal edges ofthe end Heat Sections.

To perniit the storage of th(` seat sgoetioue` out. of the way when theear body is used for carrying merchandise. l provide upon the interiorsurface ot' the root otI the rar. a central longitudinally extending"strip CW, and parallel end Stripe 33. Each strip is provided with a.series ot' spaced turn hul-- tous Et. and a eurtain of t'aln'ie orflexible material 3i. is designed to be Aneared to the strip. and tothat end the fahrie ie pnovided at its longitudinal Center with a Seriesol.' uniformly :spared openings in which to rereive the turn buttons 34.The inaiigins oil the ein-laine are similarly provided with openings toreceive the turn buttons of the strips 33. ln this manner. the innersurt'aee ot' the root' may be entirely hidden frein view and the curtainis designed to be extended t'rorn eide to Side of the ear bodav and fromthe l'rontl to the rear. The rear ends of the strips 33 are providedwith a series of depending` brackets 36, and when the seat. seetions areto he stored away, the lugs which are normally provided thereupon forengagement in the several standards 24 and the sockets and 3l areemployed to suppoat the seat. Sections upon the biiaeliels 36 and thusare designed to enter neeeseee provided in the l'iraekets. The seatsections are supported bene-(elli the roof in the manner indicated inFig. Il of the drawings. the end Sections having speeially formedsockets 37 to support the saine. To further insure that the neat.sections may not be dislodged, straps 3S are stretched from eeeuringmembers 3) at the rear end of the roof and at opposite ends, to similarseouringf members etO. provided at an intermediate portion of the earroof.y said straps extending' beneath the seat Sections to more securelybind the saine against the root' ot' the ear body. After the seatseetions are thus secured in place, the curtain may be foldedtlierel'ieneath to hide them t'roni view and at the Seine time protectthem from soiling` or injury.

Thus it will be seen, that I have provided. :For persons of limitedmeansI a ear body which may be very well employed during the day time todeliver or convey articles o't merchandise, and which may furthermore beused aly night or other times as a pleasure ear. without betraying` lhefaut that, the ear body was need in a dual capacity.

'While l have illustrated and deserihed in v invention with some degreeot' partienlaritv, I realize that in practice various alililat-ionrsthereover may be made, and l. therefore. reserve the right andprivilege. of ohanging the forni of the details ot' eonstiluetion, orotherwise, altering the arrange ment ot' the fori-elated parte Withoutdepart.- ing from the spirit oi' the invention or the lrope of theappended claims.

Having' thus described my invention what. I elaini as new and desire toseeure by Let- IersA Patent. is:

1 An inelosed vehiele body having the' utivard appearanee of alimousine, and Vformed with window openingi` and. windows, rollapnibleand reinovaljile seats therefor, means for supporting' the seats out ofthe way upon the under side ol' the root". when the ear ie to be used ina eonnneroiail oa parity, and means foe displaying advertis ing placardsbehind the windows.

2. An inrlosed veliiele body having the outward appearance of aliinonaine, and haring' glass panels, recesses provided be neath certainof the panels, placards inovable in said recesses and. adapted to beraised to expose the saine behind the panels. eollapsible and removableseats, and means for supporting the seats out of the Way upon the underside of the roof when the ear is to be used in a commercial capacity.

In teetiniony whereof I aitlix my siginiture in presence of twoivitneases.

MARLIN D. MUNTG( )MER Y. `il'it neeses:

ARTHUR FISHER, GEORG LEWIS.

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